Refrigeration Project Manager

Job description / Role

Inspire Selection are working on behalf of an MEP Construction company based in Jeddah, with an urgent opening for a Refrigeration project Manager.

You will be responsible for the overall profitable execution of projects, whilst ensuring compliance with contractual terms & conditions, applicable legal requirements and the highest ethical standards. Dependent on project size, may lead a multi-disciplined team of project engineers, technicians and designers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

During pre-bid process, assesses potential risks to project and margin achievability and provides the field sales organization with objective and reliable information related to engineering design, cost of labor, material and subcontractors, etc. Responsible for flawless and profitable project execution in compliance with contractual obligations (accurate, on-time, billed, within budget & scope of contract), processes and procedures, industry installation techniques and applicable legal requirements.
Primary on-site leader for execution team consisting of both front line delivery teams and subcontractors.
Attends job progress meetings as required, steers corrective actions and defines recovery plans where needed.
Negotiates, prepares and issues subcontractor contracts. Ensures subcontractors understand performance levels needed for flawless execution of the project.
Manages the selection, ordering, warehousing and logistics of materials as required for the project. Drive project review meetings.
Analyze and audit engineering contract and standard compliance, execution issues and change requests, costs, billings, collections, and payables.
Make changes to optimize performance and continuously strive to improve margins.
Pro-actively manages risks to project and margin achievability through analyzing financial reporting systems and project schedules.
Calibrates solutions and establishes project recovery plans.
Investigates opportunities for improvements in the project scope that will result in value added change orders.
Performs associated cost estimates, prepares proposals and secures customer acceptance. Resolves issues and disputes where other parties impact project execution.
Facilitates escalation of product related problems to manufacturing. Uses standard tracking and reporting tools to ensure project document compliance with contract requirements.
Communicate project progress and financial status to management and customers. Upon project completion, ensures successful transition to appropriate Field Operations team and coordinates relevant customer-training requirements.
Promotes a culture of continuous improvement and implementation of best practices.
Develops and builds customer, consultant and subcontractor relationships that promote a culture of doing business in line with ethical standards and applicable laws.
Recruit, hire, and retain operational staff. Accountable for staffing and capacity planning of the project delivery teams and for ensuring effective utilization of manpower and overall resources. Interfaces with the Field delivery team to control manpower to proper staffing levels, where needed. Prepare and deliver clear performance expectations, performance reviews and development plans for direct reports teaming with the appropriate matrix functional manager.
Implement Health & Safety across all your areas of responsibility including management of customer third party systems that control Health and Safety at site level.

Requirements

Bachelor’ degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent work experience.
Have 10 years minimum experience in a similar role. Progressive Project Management experience in Industrial Refrigeration Projects.
Comprehensive technical and operational knowledge of the industry is an asset.
Installation, service, engineering or commissioning experience.
Able to lead and direct diverse teams.
Good financial understanding.
Proven track record in managing risks and establishing project recovery plans.
Strong presentation, communication, negotiation and customer interfacing skills.
Familiar with computer software like MS Office, MS Project, Primavera and AutoCAD.

Salary: Upto 38,000 SAR + Accommodation + Transportation + medical + Flights.

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.